The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (stories) (continued)

• * _The First Book of Swords (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8149-1, May ’86, £2.50, 309pp, pb) [Swords] Reissue (Tor 1983) fantasy novel, first in a series.
• * *The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer’s Story (Tor 0-312-93170-0, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $16.95, 252pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Fantasy novel, seventh in the “Swords” series.
• * _The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer’s Story (Tor 0-812-55284-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.50, 252pp, pb, cover by Segrelles) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1989) fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Swords” series.
• * _The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer’s Story (Orbit 0-7088-8371-0, Jan ’92, £4.50, 252pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1989) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Frankenstein Papers (Baen 0-671-65550-7, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.50, 308pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Sf novel, “autobiography” of Frankenstein’s monster.
• * _The Frankenstein Papers (Tor 0-812-55172-9, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 316pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Baen 1986) SF novel, the “autobiography” of Frankenstein’s monster.
• * *The Golden People (Baen 0-671-55904-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 270pp, pb) Sf novel, expansion of a novella of the same name (Ace 1984).
• * _The Golden People (Baen 0-671-65378-4, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 270pp, pb) Reissue (Baen 1984) sf novel sf novel, an expansion of a short novel (Ace 1964); 2nd printing.
• * _The Holmes-Dracula File (Tor 0-812-50255-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 249pp, pb) [Sherlock Holmes; Dracula] Reprint (Ace 1978) mystery novel with horrific elements. Sherlock Holmes meets Dracula in Victorian London.
• * _The Holmes-Dracula File (Tor 0-812-52384-9, Nov ’92, $4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Glenn Hastings) [Sherlock Holmes; Dracula] Reissue (Ace 1978) vampire horror novel in the “Dracula” series; second printing.
• * *The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker’s Story (Tor 0-312-85001-8, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $20.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Carol Russo) [Lost Swords] Fantasy novel, 11th “Swords” book overall, and supposedly the final one.
• * _The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker’s Story (Tor 0-812-50577-8, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 255pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel, 11th “Swords” book overall, and supposedly the final one.
• * *The Lost Swords: Endgame (SFBC #03410, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $10.98, 378pp, hc, cover by William O’Connor) Fantasy omnibus of the last two books of the “Lost Swords” series, The Seventh Book of Lost Swords: Wayfinder’s Story (Tor 1992) and The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker’s Story (Tor 1994). (Contents)
• * *The Lost Swords: The First Triad (SFBC #13732, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $7.98, 602pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Omnibus of three fantasy novels, Woundhealer’s Story, Sightblinder’s Story, and Stonecutter’s Story. (Contents)
• * *The Lost Swords: The Second Triad (SFBC #18213, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $12.98, 558pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Lost Swords] Fantasy omnibus of The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer’s Story (Tor 1989), The Fifth Book of Lost Swords: Coinspinner’s Story (Tor 1989), and The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: Mindsword’s Story (Tor 1990). (Contents)
• * *Love Conquers All (Baen 0-671-55953-2, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 275pp, pb) A revised version of an earlier (Ace 1979) sf novel.
• * _The Mask of the Sun (Ace 0-441-52078-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.75, 234pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1979) time travel/alternate world novel.
• * _The Mask of the Sun (Tor 0-812-55309-8, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 234pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1979) sf time travel novel.
• * _The Mask of the Sun (Tor 0-812-51357-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Ace 1979) time-travel sf novel; second printing.
• * *A Matter of Taste (Tor 0-312-85046-8, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $16.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Dracula] Vampire horror/fantasy novel, sixth book in the “Dracula” series.
• * _A Matter of Taste (Tor 0-812-52575-2, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $3.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Dracula] Reprint (Tor 1990) vampire horror/fantasy novel, sixth book in the “Dracula” series.
• * *Merlin’s Bones (Tor 0-312-85563-X, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $22.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) Arthurian fantasy novel set in both the past and the future.
• * _Merlin’s Bones (SFBC #07390, Jul ’95 [May ’95], $10.98, 350pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) Reprint (Tor 1995) Arthurian novel set in both the past and the future. Similar to the Tor edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Merlin’s Bones (Tor 0-812-53349-6, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) Reprint (Tor 1995) Arthurian fantasy novel set in both the past and the future.
• * _Octagon (Baen 0-671-65353-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 281pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1981) sf novel of a computer game.
• * _An Old Friend of the Family (Tor 0-812-52550-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 247pp, pb) [Dracula] Reprint (Ace 1979) quasi-horror novel with Dracula as hero. Sequel to The Holmes-Dracula File.
• * _An Old Friend of the Family (Tor 0-812-52385-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito & Ivan Zorad) [Dracula] Reissue (Ace 1979) vampire horror novel in the “Dracula” series; second printing.
• * *Pilgrim (Baen 0-671-87856-5, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $6.99, 526pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Pilgrim] Omnibus of two SF novels about the rogue time-traveller “Pilgrim”: Pyramids (1987) and After the Fact (1988). (Contents)
• * *Pyramids (Baen 0-671-65609-0, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 311pp, pb) [Pilgrim] Sf novel of a space/time traveler and Egyptian gods; first in the “Pilgrim” series.
• * *A Question of Time (Tor 0-312-85129-4, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $19.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Jim Thiesen) Horror/fantasy thriller of a private detective’s search through the Grand Canyon for the answer to two murders 36 years apart, leading him across time and into a vampire’s lair.
• * _A Question of Time (Tor 0-812-52577-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) Reprint (Tor 1992) horror/fantasy thriller of a private detective’s search through the Grand Canyon for the answer to two murders 36 years apart, leading him across time and into a vampire’s lair.
• * _A Question of Time (Tor 0-812-52577-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) Reissue (Tor 1992) horror/fantasy novel of a detective tracking vampires. Second printing.
• * *Saberhagen: My Best (Baen 0-671-65645-7, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 311pp, pb) Collection of 17 stories. (Contents)
• * *Séance for a Vampire (Tor 0-312-85562-1, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $21.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Jim Theaston) [Dracula; Sherlock Holmes] Vampire horror novel, eighth book in the “Dracula/Matthew Maule” series.
• * _Séance for a Vampire (Tor 0-812-53348-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Jim Theaston) [Dracula; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Tor 1994) vampire/Sherlock Holmes novel, eighth book in the “Dracula” series.
• * *The Second Book of Lost Swords: Sightbinder’s Story (Tor 0-312-93032-1, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $14.95, 248pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Fantasy novel set in a magic kingdom, #2 in the second “Swords” series and fifth in the overall series.
• * _The Second Book of Swords (Tor 0-812-55305-5, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 313pp, pb) [Swords] Reprint (Tor 1983), first mass market paperback. Second novel in a fantasy series.
• * _The Second Book of Swords (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8150-5, May ’86, £2.50, 313pp, pb) [Swords] Reprint (Tor 1983) fantasy novel, second in a series; first U.K. edition.
• * _The Second Book of Swords (Tor 0-812-55331-4, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 313pp, pb) [Swords] Reissue (Tor 1983) Norse fantasy novel; fifth printing.
• * _The Second Book of Swords (Orbit 0-7088-8150-5, Aug ’88, £3.50, 313pp, pb) [Swords] Reissue (Tor 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Swords” trilogy.
• * *The Seventh Book of Lost Swords: Wayfinder’s Story (Tor 0-312-85000-X, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $17.95, 251pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Fantasy novel, tenth “Swords” book overall.
• * _The Seventh Book of Lost Swords: Wayfinder’s Story (Tor 0-812-50575-1, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 251pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy novel, tenth “Swords” book overall.
• * *A Sharpness on the Neck (Tor 0-312-85799-3, Oct ’96, $23.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) [Dracula] Vampire novel in the “Dracula” series. Contemporary Radcliffes fail to believe that vampires are out to avenge an ancestor’s deeds.
• * _A Sharpness on the Neck (Tor 0-812-55005-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Joe Curcio) [Dracula] Reprint (Tor 1996) vampire novel in the “Dracula” series.
• * *Shiva in Steel (Tor 0-312-86326-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Berserker] Military SF novel, eighth in the “Berserkers” series.
• * _Shiva in Steel (SFBC #01359, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $11.98, 318pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 1998) military SF novel, eighth in the “Berserkers” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Sightblinder’s Story (Orbit 0-7088-4225-9, Mar ’89, £2.99, 248pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Book of the Lost Swords” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: Mindsword’s Story (Tor 0-312-85128-6, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $16.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Martin Andrews) [Lost Swords] Fantasy novel, ninth “Swords” book overall.
• * _The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: Mindsword’s Story (Tor 0-812-51118-2, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.50, 250pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, ninth “Swords” book overall.
• * _Specimens (Tor 0-812-52579-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 216pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (Popular Library 1976) sf novel of a man possessed by an alien entity.
• * *The Third Book of Lost Swords: Stonecutter’s Story (Tor 0-312-93073-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $15.95, 247pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Fantasy novel, sixth in the magic swords series.
• * _The Third Book of Lost Swords: Stonecutter’s Story (Tor 0-812-55307-1, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $4.50, 247pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel. Sixth in the “Swords” series.
• * _The Third Book of Lost Swords: Stonecutter’s Story (Orbit 0-7088-4308-5, Oct ’89, £2.99, 247pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel. Volume six in the “Swords” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Third Book of Swords (Tor 0-812-55303-9, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $7.95, 320pp, tp) [Swords] Fantasy novel.
• * _The Third Book of Swords (Tor 0-812-55307-1, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 320pp, pb) [Swords] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, third in a trilogy.
• * _The Third Book of Swords (Orbit 0-7088-8151-3, Dec ’86, £2.50, 320pp, pb) [Swords] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, “Swords” #3.
• * _Thorn (Tor 0-812-50316-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 299pp, pb, cover by Glenn Hastings) [Dracula] Reprint (Ace 1980) vampire horror novel, fourth book of the “Dracula” series.
• * _The Ultimate Enemy (Ace 0-441-84318-2, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 242pp, pb) [Berserker] Reissue (Ace 1979) collection of 9 “Berserker” stories.
• * _The Ultimate Enemy (Gollancz 0-575-04451-9, Jul ’90, £3.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) [Berserker] Reprint (Ace 1979) sf collection. Volume 5 in the “Berserker” series.
• * _The Veils of Azlaroc (Ace 0-441-86066-4, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.50, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1978) sf novel.
• * _The Veils of Azlaroc (Tor/Otherworlds Club no ISBN, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], no price given, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1978) sf novel. This is a freebie given away by Waldenbooks to buyers of Berserker Base. There were 15,000 copies printed by Tor for the club. Listed for Saberhagen completists and collectors of oddities.
• * _The Veils of Azlaroc (Tor 0-812-55324-1, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1978) sf novel.
• * _The Water of Thought (Tor 0-812-55290-3, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1981) sf novel. This was an expanded version of an earlier book (Ace 1965).
• * *The White Bull (Baen 0-671-69794-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 323pp, pb) Science fiction novel — immortal figures from Greek mythology seek to penetrate the truth. This edition also contains a sample chapter from Lois McMaster Bujold’s Brothers in Arms.
• * _Woundhealer’s Story (Orbit 0-7088-8276-5, Aug ’88, £3.50, 281pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Lost Swords” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

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• * *An Armory of Swords (Tor 0-312-85414-5, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $21.95, 314pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Original anthology of stories set in Saberhagen’s “Lost Swords” universe. (Contents)
• * _An Armory of Swords (SFBC #10394, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $10.98, 314pp, hc) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1995) anthology of stories set in Saberhagen’s “Lost Swords” universe. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _An Armory of Swords (Tor 0-812-52283-4, May ’96, $6.99, 317pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1995) original anthology of stories set in Saberhagen’s “Lost Swords” universe.
• * *Berserker Base (Tor 0-812-55316-0, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $6.95, 316pp, pb) [Berserker] Collection of stories by 7 authors, including connecting material by Saberhagen, originator of the “Berserker” series. Author credits appear only in the acknowledgements, not on the contents page, making it look like a novel. (Contents)
• * _Berserker Base (SFBC #4655, Jun ’85 [Jul ’85], $4.98, 218pp, hc) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 1985) anthology of “Berserker” stories. This edition doesn’t pretend to be a novel, but the authors’ names only appear on the copyright page, not on the contents page. This is the first hardcover edition.
• * _Berserker Base (Tor 0-812-55327-6, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.95, 316pp, pb) [Berserker] Original anthology of “Berserker” stories by Saberhagen and 6 others, described as a “collaborative novel.”
• * _Berserker Base (Gollancz 0-575-04453-5, Mar ’90, £3.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 1985) collection of stories by 7 authors, including connecting material by Saberhagen, originator of the “Berserker” series. Author credits appear only in the acknowledgements, not on the contents page, making it look like a novel.
• * *Machines That Kill (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Ace 0-441-51358-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 326pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories including famous ones such as “Killdozer!” (Sturgeon), “Alpha Ralpha Boulevard” (Smith), “Fondly Fahrenheit” (Bester), etc. There are no introductions or forewords. (Contents)
• * _Machines That Kill (Tor 0-812-52059-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.50, 341pp, pb, cover by Maelo Cintron) Reprint (Ace 1984) anthology of 15 sf stories.

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• * _Fred Saberhagen: A Working Bibliography See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.

SÁ-CARNEIRO, MÁRIO de

• * *Lucio’s Confession (Dedalus 1-873982-80-1, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], £6.99, 121pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) First English translation, by Margaret Jull Costa, of a Portuguese literary fantasy novel (A Confissao de Lúcio, 1913) with an introduction by Dr. Eugénio Lisboa.

SACHS, MARILYN (1927- )

• * *Ghosts in the Family (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45421-7, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $15.99, 167pp, hc, cover by Beth Peck) Young-adult ghost novel. An orphaned San Francisco girl is visited by the ghost of a Spanish ancestor.

SACIUK, OLENA H(ikawyj) (1940- )

• * *The Shape of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Seventh International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (Greenwood 0-313-26198-9, Jan ’90 [Feb ’90], $42.95, 270pp, hc) Anthology of 25 academic essays originally presented at the Seventh International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in 1986.

SACKETT, JEFFREY (Allyn) (1949- )

• * *Blood of the Impaler (Bantam 0-553-28183-6, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 340pp, pb) Vampire horror novel about a descendant of Vlad the Impaler.
• * *Candlemas Eve (Bantam 0-553-27068-0, May ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 355pp, pb) Satanic horror novel.
• * *The Demon (Bantam 0-553-28596-3, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 373pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) Horror novel of an ex-carnival geek hiding a supernatural secret.
• * *Mark of the Werewolf (Bantam 0-553-28450-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 323pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) Werewolf horror novel. Neofascists try to create a lycanthropic legion.
• * *Stolen Souls (Bantam 0-553-26937-2, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 341pp, pb) Horror novel of ancient Egyptian cults in Upstate New York; a first novel.

SACKETT, MIKE

• * *The Bog Spell (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-358-X, 1996 [Aug ’96], $7.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Mike Sackett) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A man must battle an ancient druid spell. Order from Royal Fireworks Printing Co., First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; credit card orders 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.

SADLER, BARRY (1940-1989) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Casca # 1: The Eternal Mercenary (Jove 0-515-09535-4, Aug ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1979) fantasy adventure novel, first book of the long-running series; fourth printing.
• * _Casca # 2: God of Death (Jove 0-515-09919-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 218pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1979) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; second printing.
• * _Casca # 3: The War Lord (Jove 0-515-09996-1, Oct ’91, $3.99, 182pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1980) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; second printing.
• * _Casca # 4: Panzer Soldier (Jove 0-515-09472-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 218pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1980) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; third printing.
• * _Casca # 5: The Barbarian (Jove 0-515-09147-2, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 184pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1981) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; third printing.
• * _Casca # 6: The Persian (Jove 0-515-10796-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $3.99, 216pp, pb) [Casca] Reprint (Charter 1982) military fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series.
• * _Casca # 7: The Damned (Jove 0-515-09473-0, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 204pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1982) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; third printing.
• * _Casca # 8: Soldier of Fortune (Jove 0-515-09723-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 181pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1983) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; second printing.
• * _Casca # 9: The Sentinel (Jove 0-515-09997-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.99, 172pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1983) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; second printing.